I know I'm in the severe minority here, but from the moment he was drafted I looked at Ho-sang and felt like...Here's a guy who doesn't have the mental makeup to be a constant professional athlete.
There are probably a bunch of examples we don't know about, but we know enough that he has a checkered resume with unprofessional behavior that 99% of other professional hockey players do not have. One supreme example was when he overslept at the 2015 training camp. To me way too many people swept that under the rug and I was lambasted for coming down on a 19 year old when it felt like they weren't looking at the other side of the coin - How many other 19 year olds overslept in training camp when they are not only trying to make a team, but overcoming other instances that gave them a reputation of an immature/selfish player?
Even before he was drafted Ho-Sang claimed he was going to be the best player from his draft class. Confidence is wonderful, but I think Ho-sang is arrogant about his ability to think he can just rely on that and not hard work.
I also think fans here see his raw, get out out of your seat ability, and are seriously allured by that and as a result forgive other aspects to his game because of the excitement he brings. I believe there is a lot more going on that is not being reported about how Ho-Sang conducts himself, and I'll bet other players see him as a distraction and maybe not such a great teammate. If that is the case then there's no room for a player like that - Even on a struggling team.
Is there time for JHS to turn it around? Absolutely, but I don't think the Isles, or us fans, should count on him being an NHL regular at this point. I see this as being mostly, if not all, on him to meet the Isles at the table and with each week that passes I lose more and more faith that will ever happen.